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Charles Darwin University ranked 35th in Australia, 1246th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 111 research topics. Charles Darwin University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 12,632 academic publications and 358,492 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 8 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1246 of 14,131 In the World
#42 of 59 In Oceania
#35 of 40 In Australia
#222 of 1,011 For Publishing
#246 of 1,010 For Firefighting and Fire Science
#365 of 1,036 For Social Work
#3561 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1069 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 108 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Charles Darwin University ranked 36th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Australia and 1321st in the World with 7,942 publications made and 212,365 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Political Science, Law, History, Philosophy.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#36 of 39 In Australia
#43 of 54 In Oceania
#1321 of 7,081 In the World

Charles Darwin University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 2 28
1993 2 19
1994 8 24
1995 7 36
1996 18 54
1997 22 49
1998 17 52
1999 20 78
2000 14 116
2001 16 187
2002 16 177
2003 26 243
2004 100 344
2005 137 593
2006 167 1010
2007 183 1440
2008 198 1942
2009 206 2819
2010 245 3444
2011 249 4003
2012 261 4843
2013 290 5875
2014 318 6952
2015 355 7989
2016 389 8326
2017 427 9835
2018 406 10694
2019 549 13149
2020 601 17031
2021 646 22546
2022 738 22851
2023 716 26749
2024 528 22711

The following table provides academic rankings for Charles Darwin University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Publishing 35 42 222
Social Work 25 29 365
Early Childhood Education 36 43 608
Demography 27 33 609
Communications and Public Relations 37 44 655
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 28 34 680
Genealogy 31 38 694
Gender Studies 37 44 757
Anthropology 37 44 834
Human Rights Law 36 43 838
Sociology 35 42 863
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 38 45 867
Education Majors 37 44 881
Journalism and Digital Media 34 41 929
Political Economy 34 41 934
Media Studies 38 45 941
Public Policy / Administration 35 43 971
Archaeology 35 43 999
Occupational Safety and Health 39 46 1017
History 35 43 1043
Law 38 45 1090
Criminology and Criminal Justice 38 45 1097
Art History 34 41 1144
Urban and Regional planning 35 43 1216
Political Science 38 45 1247
Classics and Ancient History 35 43 1380
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 39 46 1398
Aesthetics 37 45 1412
Library and Information science 37 45 1466
Linguistics 37 44 1516
Philosophy 38 45 1938

Biology rankings

Charles Darwin University ranked 32nd for Biology in Australia and 1413th in the World with 7,726 publications made and 258,444 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Botany, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#32 of 39 In Australia
#40 of 54 In Oceania
#1413 of 6,833 In the World

Charles Darwin University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 3 38
1993 3 25
1994 6 39
1995 10 49
1996 27 90
1997 24 60
1998 31 92
1999 30 124
2000 23 162
2001 25 238
2002 32 263
2003 26 360
2004 113 531
2005 160 920
2006 201 1523
2007 240 2161
2008 204 2844
2009 243 4111
2010 246 4985
2011 227 5818
2012 263 7030
2013 290 8217
2014 303 9793
2015 339 10708
2016 334 11652
2017 391 12861
2018 386 14151
2019 502 16714
2020 536 21020
2021 616 26621
2022 673 25343
2023 667 27767
2024 495 25026

The following table provides academic rankings for Charles Darwin University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Forestry 18 22 409
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 24 30 571
Zoology 22 28 585
Entomology 23 29 740
Microbiology 23 26 805
Virology 22 25 831
Immunology 24 27 899
Paleontology 31 38 1074
Agricultural Science 30 37 1085
Botany 29 36 1135
Animal Science 33 41 1154
Evolutionary Biology 35 42 1286
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 34 42 1530
Genetics 31 38 1647
Pharmacology 32 37 1708
Oncology and Cancer research 32 37 1756
Horticulture 32 39 1759
Neuroscience 39 47 1951
Biochemistry 35 43 2030
Biotechnology 36 44 2084
Molecular Biology 36 44 2135
Nanotechnology 31 38 2408
Nutrition and Food Science 36 45 2457

Environmental Science rankings

Charles Darwin University ranked 33rd for Environmental Science in Australia and 1070th in the World with 7,634 publications made and 248,826 citations received. Main research topics: Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Geology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#33 of 39 In Australia
#41 of 54 In Oceania
#1070 of 6,876 In the World

Charles Darwin University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 4 34
1993 2 20
1994 3 29
1995 10 31
1996 16 68
1997 25 49
1998 25 62
1999 24 104
2000 17 161
2001 28 205
2002 35 269
2003 27 314
2004 124 499
2005 181 857
2006 195 1436
2007 219 1983
2008 206 2592
2009 224 3758
2010 268 4567
2011 251 5218
2012 283 6261
2013 302 7312
2014 317 8653
2015 331 9727
2016 345 10471
2017 400 11667
2018 364 12897
2019 467 15187
2020 525 19118
2021 588 25314
2022 672 24671
2023 631 27847
2024 474 25977

The following table provides academic rankings for Charles Darwin University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Forestry 18 22 409
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 24 30 571
Ecology 29 36 751
Environmental Management 31 38 889
Oceanography 31 37 965
Geography and Cartography 33 41 1012
Paleontology 31 38 1074
Agricultural Science 30 37 1085
Geology 33 40 1188
Urban and Regional planning 35 43 1216
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 33 41 1649
Earth science and Geophysics 34 43 1779
Geotechnical Engineering 36 43 1788
Environmental Engineering 35 42 2028
Petrology and Geochemistry 37 47 2350
Environmental Chemistry 34 41 2363

Medicine rankings

Charles Darwin University ranked 34th for Medicine in Australia and 1198th in the World with 6,972 publications made and 213,850 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Nursing, Psychiatry, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#34 of 39 In Australia
#40 of 54 In Oceania
#1198 of 6,775 In the World

Charles Darwin University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 1 29
1993 1 21
1994 4 18
1995 2 32
1996 15 53
1997 10 31
1998 9 36
1999 13 46
2000 12 61
2001 15 138
2002 15 126
2003 13 158
2004 93 271
2005 117 571
2006 171 1041
2007 194 1483
2008 179 2104
2009 226 3225
2010 221 3896
2011 209 4309
2012 238 5572
2013 255 6478
2014 271 7628
2015 331 8631
2016 337 9212
2017 338 10182
2018 318 11092
2019 445 13107
2020 506 16947
2021 605 21260
2022 652 20280
2023 617 22271
2024 500 19441

The following table provides academic rankings for Charles Darwin University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Social Work 25 29 365
Epidemiology 19 23 381
Healthcare Management (MHA) 30 35 543
Respiratory Therapy 21 25 574
Public Health 26 32 587
Pediatrics 20 23 612
Critical Care Nursing 24 26 633
Nursing 37 43 735
Family medicine 31 34 826
Virology 22 25 831
Dermatology 17 19 858
Health Science 39 46 889
Immunology 24 27 899
Veterinary 26 30 917
Gerontology 37 43 932
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 37 44 949
Pathology 31 36 983
Cardiology 31 36 1115
Surgery 33 38 1210
Anesthesiology 33 41 1349
Psychiatry 39 46 1428
Clinical Psychology 39 46 1442
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 28 32 1476
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 34 42 1534
Audiology 37 44 1562
Physical Therapy 39 47 1661
Pharmacology 32 37 1708
Oncology and Cancer research 32 37 1756
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 38 45 1785
Sports Medicine 39 47 1961
Anatomy and Physiology 39 47 1966
Dentistry 38 45 2266
Pharmacy 30 36 2299

Engineering rankings

Charles Darwin University ranked 34th for Engineering in Australia and 1978th in the World with 4,263 publications made and 134,437 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Networking, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#34 of 39 In Australia
#42 of 52 In Oceania
#1978 of 6,782 In the World

Charles Darwin University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 2 19
1993 3 9
1994 6 12
1995 4 17
1996 12 30
1997 19 28
1998 21 38
1999 21 56
2000 15 80
2001 29 131
2002 41 201
2003 23 231
2004 76 282
2005 72 495
2006 96 648
2007 105 895
2008 81 1257
2009 123 1653
2010 127 1971
2011 130 2279
2012 128 2768
2013 166 3436
2014 158 4068
2015 177 4670
2016 163 5115
2017 219 5356
2018 187 6034
2019 271 7502
2020 348 10054
2021 359 14607
2022 437 14868
2023 362 16508
2024 251 14588

The following table provides academic rankings for Charles Darwin University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Firefighting and Fire Science 17 19 246
Remote Sensing 28 34 961
Civil Engineering 34 41 1306
Aerospace Engineering 32 39 1528
Architectural Engineering 34 41 1572
Systems Engineering 36 43 1575
Telecommunications 32 39 1705
Computer Networking 34 41 1717
Geotechnical Engineering 36 43 1788
Optical Engineering 32 39 1797
Electrical Engineering 31 38 1939
Human-Computer Interaction 38 45 2006
Environmental Engineering 35 42 2028
Renewable Energy Engineering 35 43 2068
Electronic Engineering 33 40 2068
Biotechnology 36 44 2084
Reliability and Quality Engineering 35 43 2086
Acoustical Engineering 36 43 2193
Mechanical Engineering 38 47 2405
Nanotechnology 31 38 2408
Structural Engineering 38 45 2416
Materials Science 34 42 2426
Metallurgical Engineering 34 42 2669
Chemical Engineering 36 45 3626

Computer Science rankings

Charles Darwin University ranked 36th for Computer Science in Australia and 1737th in the World with 4,171 publications made and 113,102 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Neuroscience, Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#36 of 39 In Australia
#43 of 53 In Oceania
#1737 of 6,845 In the World

Charles Darwin University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 2 11
1993 1 4
1994 1 17
1995 3 16
1996 16 31
1997 12 27
1998 9 40
1999 16 33
2000 11 54
2001 11 86
2002 25 122
2003 14 143
2004 54 170
2005 62 281
2006 78 458
2007 104 641
2008 88 917
2009 123 1359
2010 106 1512
2011 125 1821
2012 103 2281
2013 151 2828
2014 157 3357
2015 157 3779
2016 187 4185
2017 210 4740
2018 209 5358
2019 268 6508
2020 319 9183
2021 375 13749
2022 452 14739
2023 421 17248
2024 277 14880

The following table provides academic rankings for Charles Darwin University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Management Information Systems 36 43 978
Multimedia 37 44 1209
Software Engineering 34 41 1248
Data Science 36 43 1306
Cyber Security 34 41 1318
Library and Information science 37 45 1466
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 34 42 1530
Computational Linguistics 34 41 1684
Machine Learning 36 44 1695
Telecommunications 32 39 1705
Computer Networking 34 41 1717
Blockchain and Cryptography 31 38 1742
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 36 43 1909
Neuroscience 39 47 1951
Computer Vision 34 41 2001
Human-Computer Interaction 38 45 2006
Cognitive Science 38 46 2102

Chemistry rankings

Charles Darwin University ranked 34th for Chemistry in Australia and 2039th in the World with 3,905 publications made and 131,941 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#34 of 39 In Australia
#42 of 52 In Oceania
#2039 of 6,545 In the World

Charles Darwin University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 2 23
1993 3 18
1994 5 33
1995 8 33
1996 24 57
1997 15 44
1998 22 89
1999 21 93
2000 24 122
2001 20 168
2002 34 258
2003 23 280
2004 61 357
2005 75 644
2006 102 944
2007 126 1226
2008 101 1590
2009 124 2091
2010 121 2581
2011 97 3103
2012 134 3721
2013 167 4521
2014 168 5124
2015 179 5559
2016 147 6014
2017 181 6708
2018 185 7276
2019 252 8592
2020 248 10790
2021 299 13661
2022 357 13171
2023 316 14164
2024 231 12774

The following table provides academic rankings for Charles Darwin University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Biochemistry 35 43 2030
Pharmacy 30 36 2299
Organic Chemistry 34 41 2349
Petrology and Geochemistry 37 47 2350
Environmental Chemistry 34 41 2363
Nanotechnology 31 38 2408
Physical chemistry 34 42 2416
Materials Science 34 42 2426
Nutrition and Food Science 36 45 2457
Inorganic Chemistry 33 41 3042
Chemical Engineering 36 45 3626

Physics rankings

Charles Darwin University ranked 34th for Physics in Australia and 2069th in the World with 3,257 publications made and 110,935 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#34 of 39 In Australia
#42 of 52 In Oceania
#2069 of 6,713 In the World

Charles Darwin University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 1 16
1993 2 11
1994 5 24
1995 5 13
1996 15 30
1997 17 31
1998 19 58
1999 23 64
2000 20 94
2001 26 129
2002 43 231
2003 20 211
2004 48 281
2005 63 489
2006 80 565
2007 80 757
2008 72 1048
2009 95 1369
2010 95 1618
2011 107 1859
2012 101 2161
2013 133 2810
2014 135 3234
2015 125 3560
2016 124 3846
2017 168 4185
2018 143 4615
2019 217 5660
2020 230 7490
2021 245 10450
2022 319 10243
2023 269 11740
2024 180 10572

The following table provides academic rankings for Charles Darwin University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Atomic and Molecular physics 21 26 881
Nuclear Physics 27 33 1532
Optical Engineering 32 39 1797
Astrophysics and Astronomy 37 45 1985
Condensed Matter Physics 30 36 2118
Acoustical Engineering 36 43 2193
Quantum and Particle physics 36 44 2297
Nanotechnology 31 38 2408
Materials Science 34 42 2426

Psychology rankings

Charles Darwin University ranked 38th for Psychology in Australia and 1441st in the World with 3,224 publications made and 74,306 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Education Majors, Neuroscience, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#38 of 39 In Australia
#45 of 52 In Oceania
#1441 of 6,645 In the World

Charles Darwin University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 1 1
1993 1 3
1994 2 1
1995 1 10
1996 6 14
1997 7 12
1998 5 12
1999 12 15
2000 8 39
2001 6 48
2002 5 43
2003 7 48
2004 17 93
2005 32 164
2006 53 268
2007 61 375
2008 71 562
2009 103 907
2010 102 1175
2011 91 1349
2012 109 1666
2013 111 2160
2014 121 2445
2015 154 2857
2016 181 2899
2017 178 3685
2018 147 3945
2019 213 4872
2020 249 6552
2021 255 8737
2022 345 8995
2023 332 10220
2024 219 8884

The following table provides academic rankings for Charles Darwin University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Social Work 25 29 365
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 38 45 867
Education Majors 37 44 881
Child Psychology 39 46 1397
Social Psychology 38 45 1401
Psychiatry 39 46 1428
Clinical Psychology 39 46 1442
Neuroscience 39 47 1951
Cognitive Science 38 46 2102

Economics rankings

Charles Darwin University ranked 36th for Economics in Australia and 1008th in the World with 2,693 publications made and 63,406 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, Agricultural Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#36 of 39 In Australia
#43 of 53 In Oceania
#1008 of 6,167 In the World

Charles Darwin University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 1 3
1993 1 0
1994 2 5
1995 1 9
1996 4 12
1997 4 5
1998 8 7
1999 6 17
2000 9 26
2001 11 52
2002 3 39
2003 10 79
2004 24 67
2005 36 107
2006 42 224
2007 45 285
2008 62 383
2009 64 650
2010 77 875
2011 82 1006
2012 81 1187
2013 103 1608
2014 98 1820
2015 125 2177
2016 145 2365
2017 152 2719
2018 135 2885
2019 174 3567
2020 233 4660
2021 223 6471
2022 262 6635
2023 269 7908
2024 185 6220

The following table provides academic rankings for Charles Darwin University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Development Studies 35 42 699
Agricultural Economics 28 36 738
Political Economy 34 41 934
Environmental Economics 34 42 1404
Finance 38 46 1440
International Trade 37 46 1617
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 38 47 2369

Mathematics rankings

Charles Darwin University ranked 36th for Mathematics in Australia and 1559th in the World with 2,654 publications made and 67,622 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#36 of 39 In Australia
#43 of 52 In Oceania
#1559 of 6,418 In the World

Charles Darwin University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 1 5
1993 0 0
1994 2 2
1995 1 4
1996 8 13
1997 7 13
1998 8 16
1999 14 22
2000 6 29
2001 4 54
2002 12 79
2003 9 95
2004 16 92
2005 39 130
2006 44 251
2007 48 316
2008 55 470
2009 74 625
2010 70 824
2011 70 878
2012 80 1085
2013 77 1418
2014 96 1657
2015 109 2024
2016 142 2136
2017 132 2562
2018 126 2950
2019 211 3828
2020 234 5056
2021 252 7257
2022 273 7807
2023 244 8903
2024 178 6573

The following table provides academic rankings for Charles Darwin University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Math Teachers 37 44 1012
Statistics 36 43 1530
Blockchain and Cryptography 31 38 1742
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 38 47 2369

Business rankings

Charles Darwin University ranked 38th for Business in Australia and 1424th in the World with 2,362 publications made and 54,984 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#38 of 39 In Australia
#46 of 52 In Oceania
#1424 of 6,339 In the World

Charles Darwin University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 2 1
1993 0 2
1994 1 5
1995 4 7
1996 2 12
1997 9 11
1998 5 11
1999 9 20
2000 7 32
2001 10 46
2002 5 61
2003 7 50
2004 27 73
2005 33 132
2006 39 217
2007 43 281
2008 57 361
2009 68 548
2010 80 831
2011 81 974
2012 73 1108
2013 74 1368
2014 93 1611
2015 114 1958
2016 106 1982
2017 127 2463
2018 123 2638
2019 157 3213
2020 191 4386
2021 193 5942
2022 251 6497
2023 227 7529
2024 130 6006

The following table provides academic rankings for Charles Darwin University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Hospitality and Hotel Management 30 39 357
Risk Management 31 39 968
Public Policy / Administration 35 43 971
Management Information Systems 36 43 978
Occupational Safety and Health 39 46 1017
Accounting 35 43 1134
Finance 38 46 1440
Marketing 38 46 1450
Advertising 38 46 1589
International Trade 37 46 1617
Project Management 37 45 1771
International Business 38 47 1790
Management 38 47 1812

Art & Design rankings

Charles Darwin University ranked 38th for Art & Design in Australia and 1430th in the World with 1,056 publications made and 19,544 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Multimedia, Creative Writing.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#38 of 39 In Australia
#46 of 52 In Oceania
#1430 of 5,966 In the World

Charles Darwin University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 0 2
1993 0 0
1994 2 4
1995 2 4
1996 8 8
1997 3 5
1998 2 4
1999 5 15
2000 2 16
2001 2 36
2002 1 32
2003 7 25
2004 23 51
2005 26 69
2006 22 101
2007 30 160
2008 18 222
2009 26 321
2010 28 307
2011 37 388
2012 40 478
2013 37 566
2014 39 597
2015 22 694
2016 55 698
2017 84 916
2018 60 983
2019 64 1278
2020 65 1711
2021 69 2230
2022 105 2370
2023 100 2900
2024 58 2396

The following table provides academic rankings for Charles Darwin University in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Creative Writing 37 44 933
Art History 34 41 1144
Multimedia 37 44 1209
Literature 37 44 1236
Aesthetics 37 45 1412
Fashion Design 38 46 1700